Go offline with the Player FM app!
Building access to careers in coffee – a conversation with Eve Wagg, Well Grounded
Manage episode 477733427 series 2797185
In today’s episode we’re speaking with Eve Wagg, Founder and CEO of Well Grounded – a UK-based social enterprise supporting unemployed individuals to gain access to meaningful careers in coffee.
Since its inception in 2016, Well Grounded has trained over 1,000 people and delivered more than 15,000 hours of work placements in partnership with leading brands like GAIL’s, WatchHouse, and the Company of Cooks.
In this conversation, Eve reflects on the power of social procurement and how businesses can create lasting change through partnerships. She also shares the positive impact of community-led training programmes, and discusses the importance of leadership development and diverse representation across the industry.
This week's credits track in association with The Coffee Music Project is a track by Jayden Mariano aka MAOUS – a Well Grounded graduate – with his track "Well Grounded"
Sign up for our newsletter to receive the latest coffee news at worldcoffeeportal.com
Subscribe to 5THWAVE on Instagram @5thWaveCoffee and tell us what topics you'd like to hear
184 episodes
Manage episode 477733427 series 2797185
In today’s episode we’re speaking with Eve Wagg, Founder and CEO of Well Grounded – a UK-based social enterprise supporting unemployed individuals to gain access to meaningful careers in coffee.
Since its inception in 2016, Well Grounded has trained over 1,000 people and delivered more than 15,000 hours of work placements in partnership with leading brands like GAIL’s, WatchHouse, and the Company of Cooks.
In this conversation, Eve reflects on the power of social procurement and how businesses can create lasting change through partnerships. She also shares the positive impact of community-led training programmes, and discusses the importance of leadership development and diverse representation across the industry.
This week's credits track in association with The Coffee Music Project is a track by Jayden Mariano aka MAOUS – a Well Grounded graduate – with his track "Well Grounded"
Sign up for our newsletter to receive the latest coffee news at worldcoffeeportal.com
Subscribe to 5THWAVE on Instagram @5thWaveCoffee and tell us what topics you'd like to hear
184 episodes
All episodes
×Welcome to Player FM!
Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.